B. J. McLeod

B. J. McLeod (born November 17, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 78 Ford Mustang for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and part-time in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing.

Racing career

2016 Xfinity Series car at Road America

Early in his career, McLeod was a super late model driver in the Southeast.^[1] In 2000, McLeod competed in two Hooters Pro Cup races at Hickory Motor Speedway and USA International Speedway, with a best finish of 31st in the former.^[2] The following year, he ran an American Speed Association National Tour race at Fairgrounds Speedway for Herzog Motorsports, finishing 15th.^[3] In 2014, he ran an ARCA Racing Series event at Pocono Raceway for Venturini Motorsports, finishing 27th.^[4]

McLeod began racing in NASCAR's top three series in 2010, making his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 9 for Germain Racing; after qualifying 23rd, he finished 17th.^[5] In 2015, he joined Rick Ware Racing at Iowa Speedway for his Xfinity Series debut, retiring after 68 laps due to brake troubles, and was credited with a 36th-place finish.^[6] McLeod made his Sprint Cup Series debut in the 2015 Sylvania 300, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet SS for Circle Sport.^[7]

B. J. McLeod Motorsports

Main article: B. J. McLeod Motorsports

McLeod started a driver development program, known as B. J. McLeod Motorsports, running late model and K&N Pro Series East events,^[1] and fielded rides for drivers like Matt Tifft^[8] and Scott Heckert.^[9] In 2014, McLeod partnered with Tommy Regan to field a Truck Series team, the No. 45, for Regan at Iowa Speedway; despite initially having to qualify faster than two other trucks to qualify, Wauters Motorsports and the start and park ride of MB Motorsports withdrew, guaranteeing the No. 45 a spot in the race. Regan finished last after ignition problems on lap one.^[10] The team made its Xfinity Series debut at Daytona, fielding two full-time cars: the No. 78 and No. 99 Fords.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NSCC	Pts
2015	Circle Sport	33	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	KAN	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	CHI	NHA 34	DOV	CLT	KAN	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	69th	0¹

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NXSC	Pts
2015	Rick Ware Racing	15	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	IOW 36	CLT 37	DOV 27	MCH	CHI	DAY	KEN 34													CLT 35	KAN 33	TEX			104th	0¹
	SS-Green Light Racing	90	Chevy																	NHA 24
	MBM Motorsports	13	Dodge																		IND 32	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA
	MBM Motorsports	13	Chevy																								DAR 31	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV
	King Autosport	92	Chevy																																PHO 37	HOM 38
2016	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	78	Ford	DAY 24	ATL 26	LVS 27	PHO 29	CAL 33	TEX 29	BRI 28	RCH 28	TAL 36	DOV 19	CLT 25	POC 22	MCH 34	IOW 19	DAY 40	KEN 23	NHA 20	IND 26	IOW 23	GLN 26	MOH 27	BRI 19	ROA 28	DAR 37	RCH 32	CHI 24	KEN 21	DOV 33	CLT 30	KAN 22	TEX 28	PHO 25	HOM 31	20th	459

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCWTC	Pts
2010	Germain Racing	9	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	NSH	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	MCH	IOW	GTY	IRP	POC	NSH	DAR	BRI	CHI	KEN	NHA	LVS	MAR 17	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	95th	112
2011	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevy	DAY	PHO 35	DAR	MAR	NSH	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	KEN	IOW															37th	112
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	78	Chevy												NSH 20	IRP	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL 30	CHI	NHA
	RSS Racing	93	Chevy																				KEN 26	LVS 23	TAL 27	MAR	TEX 21	HOM
2012		38		DAY	MAR DNQ	CAR	KAN																						50th	50
		93						CLT DNQ	DOV
	Chris Fontaine Enterprises	84	Chevy							TEX 23	KEN	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH
	Hillman Racing	27	Chevy													BRI 15	ATL	IOW	KEN
	Hillman Racing	25	Chevy																	LVS 32	TAL	MAR	TEX 33	PHO	HOM
2013	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	78	Chevy	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM 19				62nd	25
2014	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevy	DAY	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX 25	GTW	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC 30	MCH	BRI 34			NHA 26	LVS 27	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO 32	HOM				39th	107
2014	SS-Green Light Racing	08	Chevy														MSP 27	CHI											39th	107
2015	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	45	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN 28	CLT 31	DOV 27	TEX 27	GTW	IOW	KEN 29	ELD	POC 29	MCH 30	BRI DNQ	MSP 28	CHI 28	NHA	LVS 28	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM			32nd	138
2016	SS-Green Light Racing	07	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN 15	DOV	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	KEN	ELD	POC	BRI	MCH	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM			94th	0¹

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	ARSC	Pts
2014	Venturini Motorsports	15	Toyota	DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE	POC	MCH	ELK	WIN	CHI	IRP	POC 27	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KEN	KAN	144th	70

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

1 2 "Driver Development Program". B. J. McLeod Motorsports. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "2000 Hooters Pro Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "2001 Luxaire 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "2014 ModSpace 125". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "2010 Kroger 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "2015 3M 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "New Hampshire Entry List". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
↑ "Matt returns with BJ McLeod Motorsports at DeSoto Speedway". Matt Tifft. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ "Scott Heckert". HScott Motorsports. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
↑ Beard, Brock (July 13, 2014). "TRUCKS: Debut For Tommy Regan and #45 Team Ends On Iowa's Opening Lap". LASTCAR. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

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Former drivers

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